(September 1, 2015 at 11:12 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I understand people already pray and ask Him for things, and blame Him for things, but imagine if He was in the form of a person standing right in front of us, and we were able to converse with Him everyday, like a parent or a very close friend.
You said that God is hidden from us because if he weren't people would ask for things for blame god for things, and then when I point out that people already do those things all you say in return is, essentially, "but imagine if He manifested for us!" as though that would change something.
Why would it change anything? People ALREADY ask for things. People ALREADY blame God for things.
How does manifesting for humanity change whether or not people continue to do what they are already doing?
Quote:Imagine having a close friend who is all powerful. Most of us would probably not be able to help but feel resentment towards Him when a loved one died, or when we asked for something that didn't happen. I mean, that happens even without Him being like a person we can see and talk to. Imagine if we could?
Except that if God manifested "like a parent or a... friend" (i.e. God existed) this god could sit each of us down and explain to us in a way each of us would understand why this god is doing the things it's doing, which is more than a parent or a friend can do because (at least my) parents and friends aren't omnipotent.
(September 1, 2015 at 11:25 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Sounds like you have a bit more faith in humanity than I do lol.
What does "faith in humanity" have to do with whether a god manifests and/or wants to have a "friendship" with humans?
Quote:Perhaps you are right. I don't see it though. I think a lot of people can be stubborn and irrational, especially when dealing with something very difficult like the death of a loved one. They can just not accept or agree with God's explanation for why something bad happened, or why they didn't get that job they asked Him for... they can tell themselves that God is evil and that if He really loved them things would be different, the world would be better, etc.
... This paragraph doesn't make sense to me. What are you trying to say here?
Quote:But then again, this is merely a theory that makes sense to me and that I have come to agree with. I'm not going to declare it as something I have 100% confidence in. I could be wrong.
How could you determine whether or not you are wrong?
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
